If you really have a $2000 budget and will go used, you can get a Mesa Dual/single recto head for $999 on Guitarcenters used site and a matching 4x12 recto cab for $400-$500. Or you could get a Splawn QR/Nitro and a splawn 4x12 cab on that site under your budget.

this.

There's no reason to be a dick to someone over a misconception.
(this is directed at some previous posts).

4x12 cabs have specific uses, as do combos and 2x12s.

Bigger cabs do not make your amp louder.

the Dual Rectifier is a great option. buying used from Guitar Center also gives you a good warranty.

the reason i want the half/full stack is just pure aesthetics i don't want to hit the stage and have every one laugh and be like "wtf is this guy serious?" plus i dont know if the cab makes it louder or not but i want it insanely ****ing loud. i have been looking at the Marshall MA100 head with a 4x12 loaded with either greenbacks or celestion speakers.

@Ian_the_fox i actually live across from a friends uncle who's boss offered me and a couple friends some serious gigs in chicago and ny he told us to put together 10 songs and pick 5 that we liked and wanted to preform. unfortunately not every one could go so the deal fell through and btw i have been playing for 3 years now and all i have been doing is playing for 3 hours minimum self taught and still learning. but i actually am thinking now more on the side of marshall's jvm410hcf with a 1 4x12 cab loaded with celestions but i also am getting these because im looking to form a new band and enter in the battle of the bands for the uproar tour next year and if we get that then we need to be able to be heard and not walk on stage with tiny amps.

Lol. Kids.

Don't worry, you'll lose the rockstar dream eventually. We all go through that phase.

3 years of playing is not that much. And you're still learning. I didn't even own a serious tube amp until about 8 or 9 years of playing.

The fact that you only want a stack to look cool proves you don't need a stack. You're only 16 years of age. Go combo.

__________________The man who holds to a belief because of tradition, or hides it because he fears he may be shown to be wrong, does not love the truth but manifests a coward’s faithfulness to his prejudices.

I don't think Ian referred to TS's age, I think he referred to the way TS thinks. I can say that I wasn't anything like TS when I was 16 (I'm 18 now). Your "mental age" might be different from your real age. Also if you are new to guitar, the sound doesn't matter that much, you want a guitar that looks cool like Gibson Explorer. And an amp that looks cool like Marshall stack.

Guys, if bro man wants a stack and his budget allows for a decent one, I don't see where we get off telling him he doesn't need one. I don't need this computer in front of me, I don't need guitars and amps, hell, need is such a silly concept in the big scheme because when it comes down to it do we really "need" to live?

TS, the JVM is sweet, though I am not a fan personally. The Splawn is also dope.